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Salons, barbers and spas in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
How Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #969 of 2,385 scored counties
#3 of 7 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 120
- 23 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +23.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,076 a household
- Spending per listing
- $326K
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.0
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,972
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Fairbanks North Star Borough comes to about $39.1M a year: $1,076 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 120 salons, barbers and spas, that is $326K per business, 53% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 120 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 33.0 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in Fairbanks North Star Borough classed as personal care services, up 23.7% from 2019. That is one for every 774 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 191 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Fairbanks North Star Borough from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Fairbanks North Star Borough has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #969 of 2,385 scored counties and #3 of 7 scored counties in Alaska.
How Fairbanks North Star Borough compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Fairbanks North Star Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.0 | 39.2 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $326K | $279K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 774 | 939 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.7% | +18.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,076 | $1,095 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,267 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 47+23.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 176
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 191Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12023 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 184The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Fairbanks North Star Borough, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,972−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,359
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 7,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $88,267+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,548
- Median home value
- $298,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 62 | 170 | 42.6 | $254K | +10.4% | #580 of 2,385 |
| 2Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 61 | 16 | 27.9 | $383K | −2.6% | #594 of 2,385 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 53 | 120 | 33.0 | $326K | −1.4% | #969 of 2,385 |
| 4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 52 | 105 | 43.1 | $237K | +5.1% | #1,064 of 2,385 |
| 5Juneau City and Borough, AK | 51 | 53 | 40.3 | $283K | −1.8% | #1,090 of 2,385 |
| 6Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 46 | 19 | 40.9 | $251K | −5.0% | #1,400 of 2,385 |
| 7Anchorage Municipality, AK | 42 | 530 | 48.8 | $237K | −1.3% | #1,617 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Fairbanks North Star Borough
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas53
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops53
- Nail salons53
- Spas and skin care46
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 120 salons, barbers and spas in Fairbanks North Star Borough. 23 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 23.7% from 2019. Official counts list 191 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK spend on personal care products and services?
About $39.1M a year, or $1,076 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $326K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,359 households in Fairbanks North Star Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Fairbanks North Star Borough has 33.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $326K, 53% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Fairbanks North Star Borough would have about 184, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 774 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Fairbanks North Star Borough at 93,972 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,359 households. The median household income in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $88,267 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 53 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #969 of 2,385 scored counties.
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